The BlueSqPoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour has announced the dates and venues of the tour for its third season starting January 2009. The sponsor is adding £150,000 to the tour next year which will see the return of the Cardiff leg, the first Scottish leg (Aberdeen), two online festivals, a mini-GUKPT summer series for those not attending the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, two high-roller tournaments and increased prize pools for the Champion of Champions event (£100,000) and GUKPT rankings (£50,000).
The full schedule for the tour (including location and festival dates) is:
Leg 1: Brighton — January 12th – 18th
Online Short Handed Festival: Blue Square Poker — January 19th – 23rd
Leg 2: Walsall — February 21st – March 1st
Leg 3: London — March 19th -29th
Leg 4: Manchester — April 18th – 26th
Leg 5: Newcastle — May 18th – 24th
Summer Series 1: Bolton — June 11th – 14th
Summer Series 2: Aberdeen — June 18th – 21st
Summer Series 3: Walsall — June 25th – 28th
Online Summer Festival: Blue Square Poker — July 20th – 24th
Leg 6: Luton — August 1st – 9th
Leg 7: Cardiff — August 31st – September 6th
Leg 8: Thanet — October 12th – 18th
Leg 9: Blackpool — November 7th – 15th
Grand Final: London — November 19th – 29th
Champion of Champions Festival: Luton — November 30th – December 6th
